{"id":1109,"date":"2007-08-03T08:20:36","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/what-the-candidates-are-reading\/"},"modified":"2007-08-03T08:20:38","modified_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:20:38","slug":"what-the-candidates-are-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/what-the-candidates-are-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Candidates Are Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 10px 0px\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/windowslivewriterwhatthecandidatesarereading-702abook-with-glasses1.jpg?resize=99%2C78\" width=\"99\" align=\"left\"> From Yahoo Finance comes this BusinessWeek article &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/career-work\/article\/103280\/When-an-Employer-Just-Is-Not-That-Into-You\" target=\"_blank\">When an Employer Just Is Not That Into You<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Here are some signs that they&#8217;re just not that into you, and you&#8217;d be better served pursuing other opportunities:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Silence After Initial Contact <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Difficulty Scheduling a Phone Screen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Last-Minute Interview Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Delay in Post-Interview Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Too Many Changes in the Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Slow Follow-Up After Second Interview <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Delay in Extending the Offer <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are paragraphs written under each of these 7 topics and I strongly encourage you to read them.&nbsp; Do you notice any pattern to the 7 topics?&nbsp; A lack of structure and a lack of communication.&nbsp; The author is accurate in her topics in that these are the very items for which we struggle, at times,&nbsp;with our clients.<\/p>\n<p>Unstructured, unsure hiring practices are a huge red flag for candidates.&nbsp; Silence is also a good way to derail a strong candidate.&nbsp; We consistently monitor the frequency of &#8220;touches&#8221; (email, phone call, meeting, etc.) we have with a candidate to keep the process moving.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a great point from the article:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With corporate rigmarole being what it is, it&#8217;s hard to get an offer letter approved these days. There may be a few days&#8217; delay between the call that says, &#8220;We really like you! Let&#8217;s talk terms!&#8221; and the arrival of a written offer letter. A few days means three or four days, max. If you&#8217;ve been waiting a week-and-a-half and you haven&#8217;t heard an update, you&#8217;re being insulted. They don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s worth their time to pick up the phone and explain what obstacles they&#8217;re running into &#8212; or maybe they&#8217;ve lost interest.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll just have to cool your heels and wonder about that. <strong>That&#8217;s a terrible sign, and a big signal to find a more communicative employer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/the-1-week-window\/\" target=\"_blank\">I couldn&#8217;t agree more as stated in this post from June.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Yahoo Finance comes this BusinessWeek article &#8211; When an Employer Just Is Not That Into You: Here are some signs that they&#8217;re just not that into you, and you&#8217;d be better served pursuing other opportunities: 1. Silence After Initial Contact 2. Difficulty Scheduling a Phone Screen 3. Last-Minute Interview Changes 4. Delay in Post-Interview Contact 5. Too Many Changes in the Process 6. Slow Follow-Up After Second Interview 7. Delay in Extending the Offer There are paragraphs written under each of these 7 topics and I strongly encourage you to read them.&nbsp; Do you notice any pattern to the 7 topics?&nbsp; A lack of structure and a lack of&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/what-the-candidates-are-reading\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,16,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiring","category-hiring-salespeople","category-sales"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-hT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":339,"url":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/10\/quantity-vs-quality\/","url_meta":{"origin":1109,"position":0},"title":"Quantity vs. Quality","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"October 4, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"We prefer quality. 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